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pro·phy·lax·is

(prō′fə-lăk′sĭs, prŏf′ə-)

n. pl. pro·phy·lax·es (-lăk′sēz′)

Prevention of or protective treatment for disease.

[New Latin, from Greek prophulaktikos, prophylactic; see prophylactic.]

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prophylaxis

(ˌprɒfɪˈlæksɪs)

(Medicine) the prevention of disease or control of its possible spread

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

pro•phy•lax•is

(ˌproʊ fəˈlæk sɪs, ˌprɒf ə-)

n., pl. -lax•es.

1. the prevention of disease, as by protective measures.

2. prophylactic treatment.

[1835–45; < New Latin < Greek prophylak- (see prophylactic) + -sis -sis]

prophylaxis

protection from or prevention of disease. — prophylactic, adj.

prophylaxis

[ˌprɒfɪˈlæksɪs] N → profilaxis f

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prophylaxis

n → Prophylaxe f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

pro·phy·lax·is

n. profilaxis, medidas para prevenir enfermedades o su propagación.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

prophylaxis

n profilaxis f; postexposure — profilaxis postexposición

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Administration of intrapartum penicillin G, ampicillin, or cefazolin can provide adequate intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis against neonatal early-onset GBS disease.

Guidance Updated for Managing Infants at Risk for Group B Strep; Risk assessment should consider infants born at ≥35 0/7 weeks and ≤34 6/7 weeks separately

Therefore, following perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis, guidelines recommend postoperative antibiotics for complex appendicitis.

IS TWO DOSES OF ANTIBIOTIC IN UNCOMPLICATED ACUTE APPENDICITIS SUFFICIENT?

Before prescribing antibiotic prophylaxis, dermatologists should consider which patients benefit most from it, he added.

Study finds increase in prescriptions for postsurgical antibiotics

IDSA2), employs stringent guidelines for antibiotic prophylaxis and treatment after trauma to curtail unnecessary use.

Do we use antibiotics judiciously enough? A study in Accident and Emergency Department of tertiary care hospital in Pakistan

Open retropubic radical prostatectomy was performed with routine perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis with 400 mg of intravenous ciprofloxacin.

POLYSEROSITIS AND SEVERE SEPSIS AFTER OPEN SUPRAPUBIC RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY: A CASE REPORT

Arthur Morris, Clinical Lead NZ SSIIP, has also published an article on Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis in NZ Anaesthesia (Dec 2017), and a further article on BMI as a Key Risk Factor for Early Periprosthetic Joint Infection for the NZ Medical Association (NZMJ Sept 2017, Vol 130 No1461)

Orthopaedic Expert Faculty Group (EFG), Surgical Site Infection Improvement Programme (SSII), Health Quality and Safety Commission report

DFA-02 is a combination, broad spectrum antibacterial in situ gel which is being investigated for the prophylaxis of SSIs as an adjunct to conventional preoperative antibiotic prophylaxis.

Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Has Regained Worldwide Rights to DFA-02

According to the company, DFA-02 is a combination, broad spectrum antibacterial in situ gel being investigated for the prophylaxis of SSIs as an adjunct to conventional preoperative antibiotic prophylaxis. DFA-02 has been studied in several phase 1 and 2 clinical studies and has demonstrated clinical efficacy in several key segments of patients at high risk for SSIs.

Dr. Reddy's Laboratories regains worldwide rights to investigational antibacterial product, DFA-02

- Conditions that require particular antibiotic prophylaxis practices (e.g., endocarditis prophylaxis);

Comparison of Single and Prolonged Fluoroquinolone Prophylaxis and Risk Factors for Infectious Complications After Transrectal Prostate Biopsy

British guidelines recommend no antibiotic prophylaxis against endocarditis for any dental treatment,17 while the American and Australian guidelines suggest antibiotic prophylaxis in at least seven conditions, three of which are congenital heart diseases.18

ANTIBIOTICS PRESCRIPTION HABITS AND KNOWLEDGE OF DENTISTS IN A LAHORE SAMPLE

A 2010 report of practice patterns among pediatric urologists in North America showed that >90% place patients on routine antibiotic prophylaxis after single-stage hypospadias repair requiring use of a urethral stent [2].

Antibiotic Prophylaxis with Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole versus No Treatment after Mid-to-Distal Hypospadias Repair: A Prospective, Randomized Study

Prescribe a one-time dose of azithromycin 500 mg intravenously, along with standard antibiotic prophylaxis, at the time of cesarean delivery to prevent postoperative infections.